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Happy birthday to us! On behalf of everyone here, thank you to our longtime readers for your continued support. If you have just recently discovered us, thank you for taking the time to check us out.
Our two on two tourney is just about to wrap up, and our mock draft blog will launch shortly. In two years we have made 548 entries. Sarge deserves the title of “Mr. Dropping Dime” as he has kept this party going with 175 entries. I am next with 132, which just edges our original editor-in-chief, Dennis Velasco who has posted 127 times. Our fourth original member, Ron Chow, has posted 61 times. Brandon Haraway has 41 posts to his name. Rounding out our archives are Matt Satten and Zack Francis who total 12 posts between the two of them.
Today marks our two year anniversary, so it gives us a chance to look back at our most popular entries.
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Sarge has been on point with his commentary on the goings-on this off-season. We are gearing up for our annual mock draft blog and look for that to launch in early August.
For now, let’s finish off the two-on-two tourney! The twist that was hinted at last week? The four players that have made it this far now get to partner with each remaining competitor. This has been a two-on-two contest, but the champion will only be one man. So who’s it going to be?
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Our mock draft should be launching in a few weeks. Until then, our two on two tourney reaches its last couple of stages. The elite eight players that made it this far are an impressive bunch, Check it out.
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 3, Games 3 and 4
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features,
Elton Brand signed his big contract with Philadelphia earlier in the week, and now must suit up for quarter-final two-on-two basketball! It might not be Federer vs. Nadal in the Wimbledon Final, but an interesting duo awaits Mr. Brand Name.
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 3, Games 1 and 2
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features,
Hey folks, sorry for the delay in posting the next match-ups. It’s summertime and sometimes the days just blur together.
It has been an interesting off-season thus far with a few trades, a draft that pretty much went as expected at the top, and some big free agent signings. Yahoo! has a little mock draft going on for anyone jonesing for some fantasy hoop material. I imagine our pick-by-pick mock draft blog will be starting up in the next few weeks, so stay on the lookout for that.
There were no comments on last week’s picks, so I’ll be putting my own two cents on the games this week, with a little help from one of our original writers, Ron Chow. Thanks for the assist, my friend. Let’s finish off the second round and move to the semi-finals.
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 7 and 8
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features,
The Fig Cap:
“Yo!”
“Yao!”
“Yo. we’re not on the same team for this thing. So you change.”
“No, you change.”
“Yo!”
“Yao!”
“Okay, fine, I’ll change, but you have to pay me some cash.”
“Can I write a cheque?”
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 5 and 6
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features,
Yee haw! Actually, boo hoo. The NBA season is in the books. Thankfully, before hoops withdrawal sets it after the conclusion of the Finals, we have the draft to look forward to this Thursday, and the rumor mill is already churning. I heard on the radio today that there might be a deal in the works involving Jermaine O’Neal joining up with Cowboy Bosh here in exchange for T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic (and his valuable expiring contract) and the Raps’ first round pick. Bosh and Jermaine would make interesting partners.
Interesting partners is what our tourney is all about. Bosh is in action this week, so check it!
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Pro Prospects: Brook Lopez
Posted by Scott Sargent Categories: H2H, NBA Draft, NCAA, Props, Rookies, Roto, Site Features,
Thanks to one heck of a performance during the most recent NCAA tournament, those on the East Coast became aware of a guy named Brook Lopez, and the things he could do with the basketball in the low post. In a first round that will likely be littered with big men, it wouldn’t shock many if Lopez was the first center to come off of the board. If not, he will not be too far behind fellow West-coaster, Kevin Love.
Current mock drafts have Lopez falling anywhere from third overall to Minnesota to possibly ninth overall to Charlotte. If he falls anywhere past nine, it would be a steal for any team selecting towards the back end of the lottery. But what would Lopez bring to the table in terms of fantasy production?
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 3 and 4
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features,
The next couple of games in our tourney are going up a bit early due to me having Father’s Day commitments tomorrow. To all the dads and families out there, have a wonderful day. Just finished watching Tiger Woods wrap up his third round…great stuff. Good luck tomorrow, Tiger.
The Celtics meeting the Lakers again in the Finals was supposed to wax nostalgia non-stop, but the ball has been pretty flat and ugly. With the Lakers blowing that huge lead in Game 4, the Celtics have a chance to clinch the series. The Lakers’ homecourt has been taken away before; Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won three straight at the Forum to win their first championship back in 1991. I have heard the notion that MJ would never have let his team blow that lead in the Finals, and I agree. The Kobe to MJ comparisons will be cooled for a while. Here’s hoping the Lakers regroup and extend the series.
Searched the archives and found a picture of Dwyane Wade in an old Miami Heat uniform. Flash is in action this week.
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Dropping Dimes Two on Two Tourney: Round 2, Games 1 and 2
Posted by Alvin Lai Categories: Site Features, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs,
Given a choice, would you choose to have the career of Kevin Garnett or that of Tim Duncan? TD is hailed as one of the best players ever, maybe top ten all-time. He has four rings and is usually a shoo-in for first team All-NBA. KG has the better street cred, but has not had as much team success as Duncan over the span of their careers. KG and his Celtics took Game 1 of this year’s Finals, and the countdown is on until Game 2 tips off. While we wait, we can ponder these two giants in the game going up against each other this week in our hypothetical tourney.
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